Will Stonier reviews Jonathan Coe’s Brexit novel, Middle England
Alia Nawaz discusses her experience teaching literature in secondary schools
Books Editor Shaheena looks at how inclusivity in children’s books can help young people feel more accepted in the world of literature
Are influencers genuinely interested in books or is it all just for the ‘aesthetic’?
Books editor Shaheena lists a few books to look out for in 2020
Yusuf Steel reviews Samuel Pollen’s debut novel, a tentative and honest story about one boy’s internal struggle
Mancunion books editor Shaheena collects recommendations from the Mancunion Books team for gifts and reads this Christmas and New Year
Books Editor Shaheena discusses Arundhati Roy, an Indian author whose fiction shines a light on injustices in her home country
Alice Porter attempts to de-spell the myth that books are the supreme form of popular culture, despite being a self-proclaimed book lover
Isaac Lucia reviews Hegemony and Socialist Strategy
Books Editor Shaheena discusses the dynamic between romance and solitude in One Hundred Years of Solitude
Alia Nawaz reviews Maya Angelou’s I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Will Stonier pays tribute to Alisdair Gray, who we lost at the end of 2019. Will discusses how his literature was recieved in the world, and how his literature can continue to inspire readers today.
Travel writing gives us the luxury of travelling across seas and experiencing a location through somebody else’s eyes
The Reading Agency is a charity that has a host of projects which could do with your support
Will Stonier considers how Richard Powers interacts with the anthropecene in his book of short stories
The Autobiography of Malcolm X is a central piece of literature for understanding race relations today
Writer Sam Bronheim reviews Celeste Ng’s New York Times bestseller and its exploration of the multiple roles of women
